Thursday, May 8, 2025
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2025
For the first time in the 2025 season, the Dodgers faced a National League Western Division foe. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-to-3 on a picturesque Thursday night at Chase Field. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up his first major league grand slam, and he was pitching on five days’ rest for the first time in the 2025 season. The Dodgers’ offense couldn’t get going until the eighth. Shohei Ohtani blasted a solo home run in the ninth. Jack Dreyer pitched three scoreless innings.
With two outs in the first, Freddie Freeman walked and went to third on Will Smith’s single. The Dodgers couldn’t capitalize on the scoring opportunity.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was perfect in the first.
The Dodgers went down in order in the second.
With two outs in the second, Yamamoto allowed two singles and stranded the runners by striking out the hitter.
Mookie Betts singled with two outs in the third but was stranded.
To open the third, Yamamoto allowed a single but got two ground balls to face the minimum.
Smith walked to begin the fourth but couldn’t advance.
Yamamoto opened the fourth with a walk and allowed an infield single thanks to Betts. He plunked a batter to load the bases. He gave up a grand slam. He retired the next three hitters.
The Dodgers went down in order in the fifth.
With an out in the fifth, Yamamoto issued a walk and then allowed a two-run homer. Yamamoto retired the next three hitters in order.
With an out in the sixth, Freeman singled, and with an out, Max Muncy singled Freeman to third. The Dodgers couldn’t capitalize on the scoring opportunity.
Jack Dreyer relieved Yamamoto in the sixth. He allowed a lead-off double and didn’t allow anything else.
Michael Conforto walked to start the seventh and didn’t advance.
Dreyer continued pitching in the seventh and allowed a lead-off double. He intentionally walked a hitter. He hurled a scoreless seventh inning.
Betts singled to begin the eighth, and Smith singled Betts to second. Max Muncy doubled in Betts and moved Smith to third. Andy Pages singled in Smith and moved Muncy to third. Conforto grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Dreyer continued pitching in the eighth and, with an out, allowed a single. Dreyer retired the next two hitters.
With two outs in the ninth, Shohei Ohtani blasted a solo home run.
